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Session 2001-02 Publications on the internet The Order Book

Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on Wednesday 17 October 2001 Here you can browse the Written Questions for answer on Wednesday 17 October, of which previous notice has been given in the Notices of Questions paper. They are arranged in alphabetical order of answering Department.

Notes: * Indicates a Question for Oral Answer. + Indicates a Question not included in the random selection process but accepted because the quota for that day had not been filled. [N] Indicates a Question for Written Answer on a named day, i.e. the Member has indicated under S.O. No. 22(4) the day on which he wishes the Question to be answered. [R] Indicates that a relevant interest has been declared.

WEDNESDAY 17th OCTOBER
1	Mr Mark Prisk (Hertford & Stortford):    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the employment costs are, including benefits, of (a) ministers representing the Cabinet Office and (b) special advisers and their supporting staff retained by the Cabinet Office.
	(8163)
2	Mr David Atkinson (Bournemouth East):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent representations she has received on the financial loss being experienced by the Youth Hostel Association; if she will introduce grant aid; and if she will make a statement.
	(8129)
3	Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make a statement on the Wembley project.
	(8433)
4	Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make a statement on the 2001 Super League Grand Final.
	(8434)
5	Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assistance she has provided to the Rugby Football League to persuade the Australian Rugby League authorities to continue with the tour of Great Britain.
	(8431)
6	Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what funding she makes available to local authorities to establish tourism officers.
	(8439)
7	Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make a statement on the proposals for a new national stadium for Football and Rugby League.
	(8432)
8	Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what funding is available to local authorities with cases of foot and mouth disease in their district for the promotion of tourism.
	(8436)
9	Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make a statement on measures taken to help sports find alternative sponsorship and funding to tobacco advertising.
	(8435)
10	Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what grants are available to encourage tourism in areas affected by foot and mouth disease.
	(8437)
11	Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what support the Government has given to the British film industry in (a) direct funding and (b) tax breaks in the last five years.
	(8247)
12	Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make a statement on the policy relating to broadcasts in the UK of statements by al-Qaeda through the al-Jazeera network.
	(8275)
13	Bob Russell (Colchester):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what measures were taken by the Government to ensure that football clubs applying to the Football Foundation and the former Football Trust for grants for improvements to stadiums were awarded them as a result of competitive tendering; and if she will make a statement.
	(8463)
14	Bob Russell (Colchester):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, which clubs received grants from the Football Foundation and the former Football Trust; when such grants were made; and what the value was in each case.
	(8461)
15	Bob Russell (Colchester):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will list those companies, and the football clubs involved, who were awarded contracts for improvements to grounds funded by the Football Foundation and the former Football Trust; what was the value of such grants in each case; when the grants were awarded; and if she will make a statement.
	(8462)
16	Bob Russell (Colchester):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what monitoring has been made of decisions of the Football Foundation and the former Football Trust in allocating grants to football clubs for improvements to stadiums; and if she will make a statement.
	(8460)
17	Mr Gareth R. Thomas (Harrow West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many tests for banned substances have been undertaken on footballers playing in the (a) Premier League and (b) Football League in each of the last five years.
	(8257)
18	Mr Gareth R. Thomas (Harrow West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when she commissioned a review of blood tests for the drugs erythropoietin and human growth hormone; and if she will make a statement.
	(8259)
19	Mr Gareth R. Thomas (Harrow West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many unannounced tests taken on premises not owned by a professional football club have been undertaken in each of the last five years.
	(8258)
20	Mr Gareth R. Thomas (Harrow West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many erythropoietin and human growth hormone tests have been undertaken in the last three years by Sport England; if the method of conducting such tests in England is the same as that used by Fina in Sydney; and if she will make a statement.
	(8260)
21	Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when his Department will reopen its life and personal accident insurance scheme to soldiers in the UK armed forces; which private insurance companies his Department has selected to cover servicemen and women liable to be involved in the war in Afghanistan who are not covered by PAX+ (Personal Accident and Combined Services); whether this scheme will be similar to the existing PAX+ coverage; if his Department will ensure that every soldier's coverage will be full and continuous; and if he will make a statement.
	(8418)
22	Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what support he will provide to the armed forces so that they do not suffer from overstretch.
	(8423)
23	Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what role the reserves will play in providing cover for full-time posts.
	(8424)
24	Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to recruit more Gurkhas.
	(8426)
25	Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on bringing forward the programme for the new aircraft carriers.
	(8425)
26	Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the shortfall in personnel is in the (a) Army, (b) Royal Marines, (c) Royal Air Force and (d) Royal Navy.
	(8427)
27	Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what action his Department is taking to ensure sub-contracting work for the alternative ships logistics to be built on the rivers Tyne and Clyde is awarded to United Kingdom companies.
	[R] (8131)
28	Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of the contract value of the alternative landing ships logistics to be built by Swan Hunters on Tyneside will be placed with North-East Companies; and if he will list all United Kingdom and overseas subcontractors scheduled to receive orders of £500,000 and above.
	[R] (8130)
29	Mr Mark Prisk (Hertford & Stortford):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the employment costs are, including benefits, of (a) ministers representing his Department and (b) special advisers and their support staff retained by his Department.
	(8159)
30	Mr Andrew Rosindell (Romford):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to make further studies of the UK's preparedness for defence against chemical and biological weapons.
	(8122)
31	Mr Andrew Rosindell (Romford):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to review the United Kingdom's home defences.
	(8123)
32	Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, for what reason the CITB levy is imposed on tool hire companies and rental companies who are not engaged wholly or mainly in the construction industry; and if she will make a statement.
	(8468)
33	Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will assess the case for the tool hire sector's liability to pay the CITB levy; and if she will make a statement.
	(8471)
34	Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, for what reason there is no opt-out clause for the CITB levy scheme; and if she will make a statement.
	(8473)
35	Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, when the Government will review the Industrial Training Act 1982 in respect of the CITB; and if she will make a statement.
	(8470)
36	Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, for what reason there is no distinction between plant hire and tool hire in respect of the CITB levy.
	(8472)
37	Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, for what reason the CITB levy is not imposed on builders' merchants.
	(8469)
38	Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what plans she has to address gender differences in A Level results.
	(8180)
39	Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many free nursery places were not taken up in Lancashire in the last 12 months.
	(8420)
40	Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what further spending will be made available for nursery places in Lancashire.
	(8419)
41	Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what plans she has for the introduction of (a) free school bus travel and (b) school busing.
	(8422)
42	Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will make a statement on the future of student tuition fees and loans.
	(8421)
43	Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the relationship is between the Learning and Skills Council and local authorities in the provision of post-16 education, with particular reference to (a) North Yorkshire County Council and (b) City of York Council.
	(8152)
44	Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the role is of the Learning and Skills Council in the provision of post-16 education.
	(8151)
45	Fiona Mactaggart (Slough):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much money has been allocated to each local education authority in order to support instrumental music tuition in the 2001-02 financial year.
	(8126)
46	Mr Mark Prisk (Hertford & Stortford):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will make a statement on the rejection of the area cost adjustment formula for funding school sixth forms.
	(8168)
47	Mr Mark Prisk (Hertford & Stortford):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what plans she has to review the funding formula for sixth forms to reflect local needs.
	(8166)
48	Mr Mark Prisk (Hertford & Stortford):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what steps her Department is taking to ensure no school will lose funding when the Learning and Skills Council assumes control of sixth form resources.
	(8167)
49	Mr Gareth R. Thomas (Harrow West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will include within guidance for health professionals accompanying the Special Educational Needs Code of Practice, material on the particular SEN needs likely to arise in respect of acquired brain injury.
	(8327)
50	Mr Gareth R. Thomas (Harrow West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what action she is taking to allow schools to run after-school clubs on their premises; and if she will make a statement.
	(8173)
51	Mr Gareth R. Thomas (Harrow West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will include information on acquired brain injury in new guidance on the education of sick children.
	(8326)
52	Hywel Williams (Caernarfon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many people are illiterate in (a) Wales and (b) England.
	(8344)
53	Hywel Williams (Caernarfon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will make a statement on the Government's policies for combating illiteracy in (a) Wales and (b) England.
	(8343)
54	Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what provision has been made to ensure that some new Church of England schools are established in areas of economic and social hardship.
	(8407)
55	Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many new headteachers were appointed between September 1999 and July 2000 (a) in total and (b) by ethnic grouping.
	(8402)
56	Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what percentage of children attending (a) language, (b) sports, (c) technology and (d) arts specialist schools are eligible for free school meals.
	(8397)
57	Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what provision (a) has been made and (b) will be made to enable children with anaphylaxis to participate in out of school activities; what work (i) has and (ii) will be undertaken with the Department of Health to ensure that such children are given the right to partake in such activities; and if the matter will be referred to the Cabinet Committee on Children and Young People.
	(8449)
58	Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many fast track trainees started courses in September; and what subjects they are being trained to teach.
	(8403)
59	Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what percentage of children attending (a) primary and (b) secondary schools have SEN statements, broken down by (i) Church of England, (ii) Catholic, (iii) Jewish, (iv) Muslim and (v) Sikh schools.
	(8396)
60	Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many teachers were qualified to teach citizenship lessons in secondary schools in September.
	(8406)
61	Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many people have accepted places on the fast track scheme; and how many of them started their course.
	(8399)
62	Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what percentage of children attending (a) language, (b) sports, (c) technology and (d) arts specialist schools have SEN statements.
	(8400)
63	Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many maths teachers were employed in secondary schools in (a) 1984, (b) 1988, (c) 1992, (d) 1996 and (e) 2000; and what their qualifications were.
	(8405)
64	Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what percentage of children attending (a) primary and (b) secondary faith schools are eligible for free school meals, broken down by (i) Church of England, (ii) Catholic, (iii) Jewish, (iv) Muslim and (v) Sikh schools.
	(8398)
65	Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many teachers had registered for the returner bonus by 1st September.
	(8401)
66	Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, when she will publish the results of the telephone survey about vacancies conducted by her Department during September.
	(8404)
67	Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will list the (a) landing charges for airliners at the main United Kingdom and international airports and (b) changes in Heathrow landing charges since BAA's privatisation.
	(8467)
68	Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on the implications of the EU Packaging Waste Directive for doorstep milk deliveries and the use of milk bottles.
	(8338)
69	Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement about the health and safety implications of the storage of diesel on domestic premises.
	(8339)
70	Mr David Heathcoat-Amory (Wells):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much meat was imported into the United Kingdom from countries (a) in which foot and mouth disease is endemic and (b) where there has been an outbreak in the preceding 12 months in (i) 1999, (ii) 2000 and (iii) 2001 to date.
	(8342)
71	Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent measures she has taken to promote British farming.
	(8428)
72	Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if all the previously outstanding payments to farmers in Chorley as a result of the outbreak of foot and mouth have been paid.
	(8429)
73	Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what requirements farms must comply with in order to qualify for (a) cleansing and (b) restocking following a foot and mouth outbreak.
	(8147)
74	Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will take steps to ensure that the shortfall in North Yorkshire's flood defence levy for the period 2002-03 is made up to at least the amount allocated for 2001-02.
	(8143)
75	Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when farmers who have been promised compensation relating to foot and mouth disease will receive it; when outstanding monetary payments in respect of contracts with his Department will be made; and what formula is used for calculating such payments.
	(8155)
76	Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what specific measures she plans to take to contribute to the completion of repairs to North Yorkshire's road network following flood damage incurred in Autumn 2000.
	(8144)
77	Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what representations she has received from farmers on the fall in income they have incurred since the outbreak of foot and mouth disease; and if she will make a statement.
	(8158)
78	Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the impact on farm incomes of restrictions on the movement of animals .
	(8157)
79	Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent action she has taken to ensure that the UK is returned to foot and mouth disease-free status.
	(8156)
80	Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on the operation and logistics of the cleansing and disinfecting operation following foot and mouth disease.
	(8154)
81	Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the (a) number and (b) value of contracts (i) negotiated and (ii) yet to be negotiated in relation to (A) cleansing and (B) restocking following infection of the foot and mouth disease.
	(8149)
82	Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on her policy on (a) cleansing and (b) restocking of farms infected by foot and mouth.
	(8146)
83	Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on how the restocking procedure following the foot and mouth outbreak will be implemented and the criteria governing this programme.
	(8153)
84	John Mann (Bassetlaw):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what support her Department is giving to cereal producers in the East Midlands.
	(8140)
85	John Mann (Bassetlaw):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what support her Department is giving to the Youth Hostel Association consequent upon the restrictions on countryside access imposed to combat the spread of foot and mouth disease.
	(8179)
86	Mr Mark Prisk (Hertford & Stortford):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has for reversing the decline in the farmland bird population by 2020.
	(8169)
87	Mr Mark Prisk (Hertford & Stortford):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress she has made in fulfilling the Government's commitment to reversing the decline in the farmland bird population.
	(8170)
88	Mr Gareth R. Thomas (Harrow West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she will publish a combined Heat and Power strategy.
	(8263)
89	Mr Gareth R. Thomas (Harrow West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many people were prosecuted in each of the last five years for litter offences.
	(8328)
90	Mr Gareth R. Thomas (Harrow West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what action she is taking to encourage a reduction of litter in London.
	(8330)
91	Mr Gareth R. Thomas (Harrow West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to review the litter laws; and if she will make a statement.
	(8329)
92	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment has been made of the effect on risk premium which will have to be budgeted for in future partnerships with the private sector, following the events surrounding Railtrack going into administration.
	(8445)
93	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he was told that a decision had been taken that Railtrack was to go into administration.
	(8395)
94	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations he has received since 8th October from (a) actual and (b) potential public private partnership partners concerning the structure of partnership contracts.
	(8446)
95	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what asssessment he has made of the loss to UK pension funds of the suspension of shares in Railtrack.
	(8394)
96	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent representations he has received from Railtrack employees with shareholdings in the company.
	(8393)
97	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish the guidelines on the timing of release of market-sensitive information contained in decisions by government departments.
	(8392)
98	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he had with Cabinet colleagues about Railtrack in the week prior to the announcement that it was going into administration.
	(8447)
99   N	Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps are being taken by the Treasury and the FSA to investigate (a) misselling and (b) financial solvency in respect of split level investment trusts.
	(7504)
100   N	Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what investigations have been carried out by the Treasury and the FSA into the possible misselling of zero coupon preference shares by investment trusts.
	(7505)
101   N	Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with carers' organisations as part of the consultation on employment tax credits.
	(7511)
102	Brian Cotter (Weston-Super-Mare):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when Mr Patrick Carter's review of payroll services will be completed.
	(8272)
103	Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make a statement about the implications of the Equitable Life situation on his policy towards the regulation of with-profits pension policies.
	(8336)
104	Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish the data for each month since 1st October 2000 on how many self-assessment tax returns were (a) issued, (b) received, (c) waiting to be processed and (d) processed; and if he will make a statement.
	(8137)
105	Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many referrals relating to suspicious financial transactions have been referred to NCIS in each year since 1997; and how many prosecutions have resulted from these referrals in each year.
	(8134)
106	Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if it is the policy of the Government to publish the UK's article IV reports to the IMF in future.
	(8136)
107	Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress his Department made towards achieving a declining trend in excessive hours worked over the years 1999 and 2000.
	(8133)
108	Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his Answer of 16th July, Official Report, column 22W, on public service delivery, how he has identified that targeted efficiency improvements cover more than half of non-transfers spending.
	(8142)
109	Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will place in the Library details of meetings between Ministers in his Department and outside groups since 7th June in the form specified in paragraph 63 of the July 2001 Code of Conduct and Guidance on Procedures for Ministers.
	(8132)
110	Mr Gareth R. Thomas (Harrow West):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what action he will take to ensure disclosure by the banking sector of their lending patterns in under-invested communities; and if he will make a statement.
	(8262)
111	Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason he decided that the rebates on vehicle excise duty for cars up to 1549 cc would apply only to licences obtained after November 2000.
	(8513)
112	Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, for what reason Her Majesty's Government did not recognise the Taliban regime in Afghanistan between May 1997 and August 2001.
	(8515)
113	Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his policy is towards the recognition of (a) de jure and (b) de facto regimes; and to what extent that policy has changed since May 1997.
	(8514)
114	Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on how many occasions between May 1997 and August 2001 he took advice on recognising the Taliban regime in Afghanistan.
	(8516)
115	Mr Mark Field (Cities of London & Westminster):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much of his Department's budget for the current financial year has been earmarked for NHS operations to be carried out overseas.
	(8519)
116	Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how the extra spending on mental health services over three years announced in Modernising Mental Health Services has been (a) allocated and (b) spent in each of the three years.
	(8176)
117	Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which targets in the National Service Framework for Mental Health (a) have been met and (b) are yet to be met.
	(8177)
118	Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how his figure for self-financing residents of nursing homes in England and Wales was arrived at.
	(8333)
119	Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when the Government will publish its response to the Health Committee's report on rehabilitation following head injury.
	(8334)
120	Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will support a casualty department at Chorley and South Ribble Hospital.
	(8411)
121	Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assistance he provides to recruit extra staff to work on the Accident and Emergency Department at Chorley and South Ribble Hospital.
	(8415)
122	Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to extend services at Chorley Casualty Department.
	(8412)
123	Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what extra funding he will provide to extend the fast response paramedics service in the Lancashire Ambulance Service.
	(8417)
124	Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people have been treated at Chorley Accident and Emergency Department in each of the last five years.
	(8441)
125	Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will ensure that Chorley and South Ribble Accident and Emergency Department plays a central role in achieving the improvements to services planned by the Government.
	(8414)
126	Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the merits of operating a full accident and emergency department at Chorley Hospital.
	(8443)
127	Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what change in service levels has taken place at the Accident and Emergency Department at Chorley Hospital in each of the last five years.
	(8442)
128	Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what critical mass is required to maintain an accident and emergency unit.
	(8416)
129	Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will ensure that emergency and orthopaedic services continue to be dealt with at Chorley and South Ribble Hospital.
	(8413)
130	Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many ambulance emergency cases were taken to Chorley Accident and Emergency ward in each of the last five years; and how many of these were then taken to Royal Preston Hospital.
	(8440)
131	Mr Gareth R. Thomas (Harrow West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the level of funding was for the Harrow Wheelchair Service in each of the last five years.
	(8171)
132	Mr Gareth R. Thomas (Harrow West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on his plans to increase funding for wheelchair services and on the method of distribution used to allocate this funding.
	(8172)
133	Mr Mark Todd (South Derbyshire):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to connect pharmacies to NHS net.
	(8525)
134	Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will require social service authorities to request transfer of information from other authorities when clients move from area to area.
	(8510)
135	Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will require social services authorities to meet targets for the completion of community care assessments.
	(8509)
136	Mr Keith Vaz (Leicester East):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what was the average waiting time on a trolley before admission to Leicestershire hospitals in the last 12 months.
	(8523)
137	Mr Keith Vaz (Leicester East):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people are on waiting lists for operations in each specialty in Leicestershire.
	(8522)
138	Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he intends to refer the case of Sally Clark to the Court of Appeal.
	(8337)
139	Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to extend the role of special constables.
	(8566)
140	Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what extra funds are available for the extension of CCTV programmes in (a) town centres and (b) urban areas.
	(8444)
141	Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what security profile is carried out on refugees arriving in the UK.
	(8150)
142	Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what percentage of refugees into the EU from (a) Iran, (b) Iraq and (c) Afghanistan entered the UK in (i) 1990, (ii) 1995 and (iii) 2000.
	(8241)
143	Bob Russell (Colchester):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many safe cells will be installed in (a) prisons and (b) police stations in (i) the current and (ii) the next financial year.
	(8457)
144	Bob Russell (Colchester):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prisoners accommodated in safe cells have committed suicide in the last five years.
	(8459)
145	Bob Russell (Colchester):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prisoners committed suicide in each of the last five years for which figures are available; and how many were (a) male, (b) female, (c) on remand and (d) aged under 21 years.
	(8456)
146	Bob Russell (Colchester):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many safe cells were installed in (a) prisons and (b) police stations in each of the last five years.
	(8458)
147	Bob Russell (Colchester):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much funding was provided by central government to the Neighbourhood Watch Scheme in each of the last three years for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement.
	(8451)
148	Bob Russell (Colchester):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the Criminal Records Bureau will start operating; on what date it was planned to start operating; what the reasons are for the delay; and if he will make a statement.
	(8452)
149	Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many reports of suspicious activity were received by the National Criminal Intelligence Service in the most recent year for which data is available from (a) corporate service providers, (b) foreign exchange bureaux, (c) banks, (d) solicitors, (e) accountants and (f) other organisations.
	(8135)
150	Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what his response is to the recommendations contained in Welcome to the Asylum by Harriet Sergeant; and if he will make a statement.
	(8464)
151	Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many visas for temporary stays in the United Kingdom (a) were issued and (b) have expired in each year since 1997; and of the latter (i) how many holders are known to have left the country and (ii) how many holders are known not to have left the country (A) because of applications for asylum, (B) for other lawful reasons and (C) for other unlawful reasons.
	(8465)
152	Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North):    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the influence which the GATS agreement will have on the biodiversity in the Ghats forest of India.
	(8181)
153	Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will make a statement on the impact of foot and mouth disease on the supply of Christmas gift boxes to Romanian orphanages.
	(8335)
154	Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):    To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what proportion of applications for possession orders were by (a) local authority landlords, (b) registered social landlords and (c) private landlords on grounds of arrears of rent in the most recent 12 month period for which figures are available, where delays in housing benefit were claimed to be the cause of the arrears.
	(8448)
155	Bob Russell (Colchester):    To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, if he will list the names of the communities which have applied for the conferment of city status to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Accession of Her Majesty The Queen.
	(8454)
156	Bob Russell (Colchester):    To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, when the announcement will be made of which towns have been awarded city status to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Accession of Her Majesty The Queen; and if he will make a statement.
	(8455)
157	Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):    To ask the President of the Council, if he will propose that the House should accept motions relating to parliamentary business by e-mail; and if he will make a statement.
	(8466)
158	John Austin (Erith & Thamesmead):    To ask the Prime Minister, when he will reply to the letter of 10th October from the honourable Member for Erith and Thamesmead regarding Palestine; if he will make a statement; and if he will place copies of the correspondence in the Library.
	(8277)
159	Bob Russell (Colchester):    To ask the Prime Minister, which Minister has responsibility for the operation of the Experience Corps.
	(8453)
160	Brian Cotter (Weston-Super-Mare):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment she has made of the research commissioned by the Patent Office and conducted by Mori into public attitudes towards intellectual property rights; and what action her Department will take to safeguard those rights based upon the results of this research.
	(8279)
161	Brian Cotter (Weston-Super-Mare):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will publish a response to the Small Business Council's annual report.
	(8278)
162	Brian Cotter (Weston-Super-Mare):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many local business partnerships are operating in the United Kingdom.
	(8282)
163	Brian Cotter (Weston-Super-Mare):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what action she is taking to make small businesses aware of their obligation to register the use of CCTV equipment under the data protection acts.
	(8281)
164	Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many stem cell lines are available for research in (a) the United Kingdom and (b) the United States of America.
	(8178)
165	Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many overseas visits and to which destinations have been undertaken by the Minister for Science over the last three years; and how they were funded.
	(8175)
166	Fiona Mactaggart (Slough):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what proportion of 1st class mail was delivered the next day by postcode for the most recent quarter for which figures are available.
	(8248)
167	Mr Gareth R. Thomas (Harrow West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what further research funding is planned to increase the efficiency of wave and tidal power devices.
	(8256)
168	Mr Gareth R. Thomas (Harrow West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what timescale her Department has set for the implementation of a one-stop-shop for offshore renewable planning applications; and when she expects the first planning application under this system to be granted.
	(8254)
169	Mr Gareth R. Thomas (Harrow West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what action the Government is taking to provide incentives for the strengthening of electricity transmission lines to enable the expansion of grid connections.
	(8250)
170	Mr Gareth R. Thomas (Harrow West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what estimate she has made of the numbers of new jobs which will be generated by (a) 2010 and (b) 2020 in wave and tidal power companies in the UK.
	(8252)
171	Mr Gareth R. Thomas (Harrow West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what further research she plans to assess the environmental impact of wave and tidal energy devices; and if she will make a statement.
	(8255)
172	Mr Gareth R. Thomas (Harrow West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what estimate she has made of the size of the (a) domestic and (b) overseas markets for wave and tidal energy in (i) 2010 and (ii) 2020; and if she will make a statement.
	(8251)
173	Mr Gareth R. Thomas (Harrow West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what plans her Department has to provide further assistance for stimulating wave and tidal power.
	(8253)
174	Mr Gareth R. Thomas (Harrow West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will encourage development and long term investment in the energy potential of a range of offshore technologies.
	(8249)
175	Hywel Williams (Caernarfon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many (a) secondments there were from her Department to a business in the private sector; and (b) secondments there have been from the private sector to her Department in each of the last five years; and if she will provide a list of (i) the companies involved and (ii) the location of the companies.
	(8345)
176   N	Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how many local authorities have fined utility companies using powers under section 74 of the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991.
	(7508)
177   N	Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what assessment he has made of the operation of the powers given through section 74 of the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991; and if he will make a statement.
	(7509)
178   N	Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what assessment has been made of the experiments of allowing local authorities to charge utility companies a daily amount for digging up the road; and if he will make a statement.
	(7510)
179	Mr Mark Field (Cities of London & Westminster):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, why Westminster City Council has been selected for a survey on public attitudes to directly elected mayors.
	(8521)
180	Mr Mark Field (Cities of London & Westminster):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will work with the Local Government Association in identifying discretionary services for which the Government would be prepared to give local authorities the freedom to charge; what services are under consideration; when a decision on the services affected will be made; and what reference to these proposals will be made in a White Paper.
	(8450)
181	Mr Mark Field (Cities of London & Westminster):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will make a statement on his plans to introduce a general power to charge for discretionary services by local authorities.
	(8518)
182	Mr Mark Field (Cities of London & Westminster):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what his policy is on introducing directly elected mayors in London boroughs.
	(8520)
183	Mr Mark Field (Cities of London & Westminster):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what plans he has to pilot projects in local authorities to test the effectiveness of allowing them to levy a lane rental charge on companies undertaking street works.
	(8517)
184	Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, when he will make a statement on the Central Railway proposal.
	(8332)
185	Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will make a statement on the (a) timetable for and (b) cost implications of meeting European regulations on railway interoperability.
	(8331)
186	Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will make a statement about the rules which prevent repeater 30 mph signs from being used in 30 mph zones.
	(8340)
187	Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will ensure that existing investment and maintenance programmes planned by Railtrack will take place.
	(8391)
188	Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what plans he has to introduce legislation to bring the working conditions of bus drivers into line with conditions for HGV and coach drivers.
	(8390)
189	Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what percentage of the proceeds of the disposal of former Commission for New Towns land is earmarked for rented and low cost housing.
	(8389)
190	Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what mechanisms he has put in place (a) to review recommendations under the Jenkins report and (b) to assess whether changes might be made to the electoral system for the House.
	(8283)
191	Mr David Kidney (Stafford):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what progress has been made in the stage 2 study into air travel and health.
	(8148)
192	Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what is the basis of the appointment by the Strategic Rail Authority of consultants to examine the future of the East Coast Line; what is the remit of the consultants; what is the deadline for their conclusions; what are the implications for the future of the franchise on the route; and if he will make a statement.
	(8276)
193	Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what plans he has to allocate specific funds for North Yorkshire County Council to detrunk the roads; and if he will make a statement.
	(8145)
194   N	Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, who communicated to Mr Alun Evans the decision to move him from his duties; and when this was done.
	(8105)
195   N	Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what representations have been made by Alun Evans' trade union about the circumstance surrounding the decision to remove him from his duties.
	(8106)
196   N	Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what information Miss Jo Moore requested Alun Evans, Director of Communications at the Department of Transport, to release to the media during (a) July, (b) August and (c) September about (i) Bob Kiley, London Transport Commissioner and (ii) the manner in which the report of London Underground commissioned by Parsons Brinckerhoff had been prepared and drafted; and if he will make a statement.
	(8115)
197   N	Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what the salary of his adviser Miss Jo Moore is; and what are the contractual hours worked.
	(8117)
198   N	Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will publish the letter of 9th October from Vernon Hince, Acting General Secretary of RMT, to the Chief Executive of Strategic Rail Authority and the Chief Executive's reply.
	(8107)
199   N	Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will reinstate Alun Evans to his duties as Director of Communications of his Department.
	(8108)
200   N	Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if Miss Jo Moore's contract as special adviser at his Department was her only employment contract as at 1st October.
	(8109)
201   N	Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, when Sir Richard Mottram was informed of the Secretary of State's verbal reprimand of Jo Moore, special adviser.
	(8110)
202   N	Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what the division of responsibility and powers is between himself and the Permanent Secretary to move staff and vary duties within his Department.
	(8111)
203   N	Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, who, in addition to Alun Evans, Director of Information at his Department, received the recently published e-mail from Miss Jo Moore of 11th September.
	(8112)
204   N	Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, for what reason and at whose request Alun Evans, Director of Communication at his Department was moved from his duties.
	(8113)
205   N	Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, who took the decision to move Alun Evans, Director of Communication at his Department, from his duties; and who had previously been consulted prior to the decision.
	(8114)
206   N	Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what the salary is of Alun Evans, until recently Director of Communications at his Department.
	(8116)
207   N	Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what duties Alun Evans, the former Director of Communication at his Department, will fulfill on 17th October.
	(8118)
208	Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how many staff are employed by the Rough Sleepers Unit.
	(8323)
209	Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what targets his Department has for the reduction of homelessness.
	(8322)
210	Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what estimate he has made of the number of homeless people in each of the last three years.
	(8321)
211	Mr Mark Prisk (Hertford & Stortford):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what plans his Department has for changing the area cost adjustment formula for local authorities.
	(8164)
212	Mr Mark Prisk (Hertford & Stortford):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what progress has been made in organising an Urban Summit in 2002; and what budget has been allocated by his Department for this event.
	(8162)
213	Mr Mark Prisk (Hertford & Stortford):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will estimate the expenditure made by his Department in implementing the recommendations of the Urban Task Force.
	(8161)
214	Mr Mark Prisk (Hertford & Stortford):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will make a statement on the progress of his Department's review of local government funding.
	(8165)
215	Mr Mark Prisk (Hertford & Stortford):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will list the recommendations of the Urban Task Force which have been implemented to date.
	(8160)
216	Bob Russell (Colchester):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will extend the proposed European Working Time Directive to local bus drivers; and if he will make a statement.
	(8284)
217	Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, pursuant to his Answer of 18th July, Official Report, column 202W, on PFI road schemes, what the total points awarded is as a percentage of total that could be awarded; what percentage of projects had points awarded; and what the five main reasons were for awarding of points.
	(8174)
218	Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, pursuant to his Answer of 16th July, Official Report, column 19W, on PFI, what the average saving is under PFI contracts awarded; and in which projects his Department has identified mistakes in the calculation of the public sector comparator after a PFI contract has been signed.
	(8141)
219	Mr Gareth R. Thomas (Harrow West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what guidance the Port of London Authority issues to organisations facilitating canoeing on the River Thames; and who is the member of staff in the Authority responsible for non-powered craft using the River Thames.
	(8325)
220	Mr Gareth R. Thomas (Harrow West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what progress has been made on surfacing concrete roads with quieter material.
	(8127)
221	Mr Gareth R. Thomas (Harrow West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what action the Port of London Authority is taking to encourage watersports on the River Thames; and if he will make a statement.
	(8324)
222	Mr Gareth R. Thomas (Harrow West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what funding his Department has made available for research into improving airport security in the last year; what criteria are used to assess bids for such funding; how much has been allocated for the 2001-02 financial year; and if he will make a statement.
	(8138)
223	Mr Gareth R. Thomas (Harrow West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how much transport grant he has allocated for the Greater London Authority for 2001-02.
	(8128)
224	Mr Mark Todd (South Derbyshire):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of controls on night noise at UK airports.
	(8524)
225	Steve Webb (Northavon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what advice is issued to local authorities in respect of adjudicating on planning applications in cases where different planning policy guidance notes appear to imply contradictory verdicts on a given application; and if it is his policy that some PPGs have higher priority than others.
	(8474)
226	Hywel Williams (Caernarfon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many secondments there were from his Department to a business in the private sector; how many secondments there have been from the private sector to his Department in each of the last five years; and if he will provide a list of the companies involved and the location of the companies.
	(8346)
227   N	Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what representations he has received from carers' organisations regarding an increase in the invalid care allowance; and if he will make a statement.
	(7507)
228	Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere):    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of persons classified as leaving the New Deal for Young Persons to unknown destinations who left for sustained jobs in each of the last three years.
	(8125)
229	Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere):    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many of the persons on the full time education and training option under the New Deal for Young People (a) left the option for employment, (b) completed their course and (c) obtained a qualification in each year since the inception of the New Deal; and if he will list the qualifications obtained.
	(8124)
230	Mr David Heathcoat-Amory (Wells):    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many National Insurance numbers have been issued; and what plans he has to review the procedures for issuing, cancelling and verifying NI numbers.
	(8341)
231	Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of integrated private schemes which take into account increases to the state pension after retirement age when calculating the amount of occupational pension payable.
	(8408)
232	Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make a statement on the manner in which the Government will provide information to individuals about combined state and private pension forecasts.
	(8410)
233	Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if the Government will introduce similar legislation to that enacted in Ireland to prohibit integrated private schemes which take into account increases to the state pension after retirement age when calculating the amount of occupational pension payable.
	(8409)
234	Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which is the most accessible pathfinder jobcentre available to residents in the Vale of York; and if he will make a statement on the type of advice which will be provided by that jobcentre.
	(8274)
235	Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what specific measures he has proposed to allow those living in rural constituencies without a jobcentre nearby access to personal advice from his Department.
	(8273)
236	Hywel Williams (Caernarfon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has to increase the 25 pence addition for pensioners aged over 80.
	(8347)
237	Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what funding is available to assist farmers to diversify into tourism.
	[Transferred] (8438)
238	Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what measures are planned to ensure that food imported into the United Kingdom meets UK standards on food labelling.
	[Transferred] (8430)
239	Mr Gareth R. Thomas (Harrow West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what funding his Department has made available for research into improving airport security in the last year; and what criteria are used to assess bids for such funding.
	[Transferred] (8139)

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